Herb

Chickweed (Fan lou)

繁缕fan lou
1 sourceStellaria media (L.) Vill.

Recorded for chronic malign sores and hemorrhoids, breaking blood, promoting lactation and urination, and clearing heat, resolving toxin and dispersing abscess.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十七·柔滑·繁缕·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主积年恶疮、痔不愈；破血、下乳汁、利小便；清热解毒、活血消痈。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·繁缕·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·繁缕·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十七·柔滑·繁缕·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.